M 2.3 ml
15 km E of Nikiski, Alaska
- When
- Depth
- 51 km below the surface
- Felt
- no reports yet
- Nearest
- Kenai Peninsula Borough, 81 km WSW
- Status
- Automatic — a machine’s first estimate, which may change
USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 2 hours ago
This was a minor earthquake. Quakes this small are rarely felt and do not cause damage.
Revisions
USGS refines a solution as more stations report. Every change we have seen is listed here.
| What changed | From | To | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| location | 15 km ENE of Nikiski, Alaska | 15 km E of Nikiski, Alaska | |
| longitude | -151.02 | -151.02 | |
| latitude | 60.72 | 60.72 | |
| depth | 54.8 | 51.1 | |
| magnitude | 2.2 | 2.3 |
Where
Epicentre 60.7150, -151.0170. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK | 81 km (50 mi) | ENE of here | earthquakes near Kenai Peninsula Borough |
| Anchorage Municipality, AK | 107 km (66 mi) | WSW of here | earthquakes near Anchorage Municipality |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
No further earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
Counted from the QuakeIndex database, which ingests the USGS feed every 30 seconds · as of . QuakeIndex does not forecast aftershocks. When USGS issues an operational aftershock forecast it appears on the USGS event page.
On USGS
- The official USGS event page — the source of record for every value above
- Did you feel it? Report it to USGS — reports go to USGS, not to us
- ShakeMap for this event, when USGS has produced one
QuakeIndex does not issue warnings. For earthquake early warning see ShakeAlert.